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Catalina Hotel & Beach Club vs The Betsy South Beach
Both hotels are rated very highly by professional reviewers. Overall, The Betsy - South Beach scores significantly better than Catalina Hotel & Beach Club. The Betsy - South Beach scores 93 with endorsements from 17 reviews including Jetsetter, BlackBook and Departures.
Catalina Hotel & Beach Club
Concierge
Oyster
Travel + Leisure
Time Out
Star Service
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1732-1756 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139
From $88 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Concierge
"The Catalina is a rock 'n' roll mod fantasy: There's red shag carpeting everywhere, curvy white furniture, and thumping music in the lobbies and out by the pool."
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"Designed for randy 20-somethings who can rage until 4 a.m., the Catalina can be a godsend."
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Travel + Leisure
"The Catalina takes the value-added approach to South Beach nightlife and succeeds without feeling cheap or cheesy."
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Time Out
"The flagship boutique of the South Beach Group, the Catalina is fun, trendy and affordable, if a bit rough around the edges."
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Ask for a quiet room if you don't like a party.
Star Service
"The location here, across the beach from the Marseilles and kitty-corner from the Delano and SLS, is about as close to the heat as you can get without having your hand in the fire."
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The Betsy South Beach
Frommer's
Concierge
Oyster
Rough Guide
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1440 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139
From $242 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"Each room and suite in the oceanfront hotel is a nod to the stately colonial rooms of yesteryear blended with the modern aesthetic of South Beach."
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Concierge
"Situated on the quieter northern end of South Beach's raucous Ocean Drive, the Betsy Hotel is, in many ways, a fish out of water—picture a Southern belle surrounded by Art Deco divas."
i
Request a room as far from the dinging elevators as possible.
Oyster
Upscale
"After a $40 million overhaul, the Betsy reopened in 2009 with a beautiful rooftop spa and solarium, a renowned restaurant (BLT steak), and bright, charming rooms."
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Rough Guide
Star
"Leisure meets luxury at The Betsy, a 61-room beachfront beauty located on a quiet stretch of Ocean Drive."
Star Service
"Fashionable, understated and wholly in charge of this end of Ocean Drive, The Betsy curtsies elegantly alongside its peers The Tides and Victor."
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